Archive for the ‘home improvement’ category

Kitchens and guests

January 31st, 2012

Our house does many things for us. We never seem to notice all the things we do at home. Of course it’s where we sleep, but it is also where we entertain ourselves and others. You never know who may drop in for a visit. We had an unexpected visitor the other day. John was [...]

Leaking sink

January 24th, 2012

As I arrived home the other day, my wife informed me that the slow leak in the sink had turned into a major gusher. Even though I was very tired, I knew I had to take a look. After removing all the items from under the sink, (which is something my wife should have done) [...]

Planting a dream

January 24th, 2012

Since the weather has been cooperating lately, we have been taking advantage of the time to fix up the house. We have managed to do a lot of work outside of the home and have gotten the yard in tip-top shape. I have weeded the gardens while my wife has been planning the overall effect [...]

Address visibility

January 21st, 2012

Driving at night is one thing that I have trouble with. My eyes are not what they used to be and it can be difficult to see. This is especially true when bright lights shine in my eyes. Luckily, I am familiar with most of the roads in my neighborhood, but there are times when [...]

Dream Home

September 11th, 2011

Guest post written by Joseph Finch There are only a couple things left to do before we can move into our new home. We started construction two years ago and the house is still not finished. We ran into problems when we started. Our environmental approval (because our lot is on a “wild” river) took [...]